Imaam ibn
al-Qayyim said:
It was
authentically reported from the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) that he
was asked: “Who is the dearest of people to you? He replied: “ ‘Aa’ishah.”[1]
Hence, whenever Masrooq (may Allah have mercy on him) wanted to narrate a
hadeeth from her, he would say: “As-Siddeeqah bint As-Siddeeq, the beloved of Allah’s
Messenger and the one that was exonerated from above the seventh heaven,
narrated to me…” It was also authentically conveyed from the Prophet
(sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)) that he said: “Women and perfume have been
made dear to me from your world, and the comfort of my eye is in Prayer.”[2]
Hence, there
is no blame on a man for his love of his wife and his yearning for her except
if that distracts him from the love of that which is more beneficial to him
such as the love of Allah and His Messenger, and competes with the love of Allah
and love of His Messenger. This is because any love that competes with the love
of Allah and His Messenger, such that it weakens and reduces the love for Allah
and His Messenger, is blameworthy. However, if the love helps in achieving the
love of Allah and His Messenger and serves as one of the means of strengthening
it, such is praiseworthy.
Ighaathah
al-Lahfaan min Masaa’id ash-Shaytaan by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (may Allaah
have mercy on him)
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